Yangshuo Secret Garden - A cultural boutique hotel in Yangshuo!

If you are looking for a hotel which combine with peaceful surroundings and cultural atmosphere in the countryside of Yanghshuo, Then Yangshuo Secret Garden hotel could be a very good choice for you. Hidden in 300-years-old Jiuxian old village with a distance of 10km away from bustling Yangshuo downtown. The biggest difference between Yangshuo secret garden hotel and other countryside Boutique Hotels must belong to their well preserved Ming Dynasty buildings included their typical tile roof, rustic walls, old wood-carving windows and doors, antiqued furnitures and traditional courtyard.

As a witness, Begin from watching the foundation of Secret Garden in 2011 to hear their reputation among the tourists in 2012. I really admire the founder–Ian. an expat who from South Africa had lived in Yangshuo for many years. Being with intelligent and artistic personality, Ian spent all of his effort reinstate these dilapidated old houses and make sure them take on a brand-new look to the visitors again. What a job!

So far, Secret Garden contain six guestrooms, a chic gallery and a restaurant, All of them are well-designed and decorated,Many tourists would like to stay there due to its tranquility, cultural atmosphere and beautiful surroundings! So do you?

How to get there:
You can ride a bicycle(40minutes)or take cab(15minutes) to Jiuxian old village from Yangshuo town.
 

Yangshuo Giggling tree guesthouse

Although there are must be hundreds of hotels and hostels in Yangshuo, But it’s difficult to find another hotel which have the same typical features and specialties with Giggling tree guesthouse, Maybe this is why so many tourists are fascinated with it and willing to stay one night there.

Giggling tree guesthouse was opened by a Dutch couple since from 2007, It’s located at a local small countryside village named Ai Shan Mei village which 5km away from Yangshuo town. The same to me, Most of tourists could be easily attracted by its facade at the first glance. Not the same to other hotels which the constructions are all built with new fire-clay bricks and decorated with delicate ceramic tile outside. All of the houses of Giggling tree guesthouse are built with rustic adobes which have been living by the local farmers for decades. The owner Karst and His wife Paulien made a contract with the local villagers and rent these series of farmhouses for several decades. They spent lots of efforts to restore and renovate these abandoned farmer houses and change them into a huge complex of traditional old farmhouses with a surrounded courtyard. Giggling tree guesthouse is made up of four parts which contains the front yard,the restaurant,guest rooms and The middle-yard.

Giggling tree in located in the rural area which just 300meters to the Yulong river, It has also a very nice view could overlook Yulong river valley which surrounded by nearby typical Karst mountains and rice fields. By the way,The cook in Giggling tree could make really good local Chinese food and western food. While you pass through the Giggling tree guesthouse by bicycle or hiking, Slow down your step and sit back for a while, Have a drinking or meal while watching the stunning countryside scenery and listening the crowing of local roosters or ducks. It’s so relaxing and enjoyable!

The Radisson Blu Hotel is the only international 5 star hotel located in Liuzhou and probably the first of the many to come.  All features as expected of a 5 star hotel. It's located overlooking the river and a few kilometres from the central walking street.  Soft, comfortable beds -unlike the other majority of other hotels in Liuzhou!

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